CygWin Windows Service support released - Round 3

Hi,

After round 2, I made some new changes on CygWin port when compiled as
Windows service, so now is possible to run more Squid instances as a
Windows Service from the same squid.exe file.

The --enable-win32-service configure option still enable the Windows
service code.
When in Windows service mode the -N Squid switch is disabled, and default
run mode of Squid is no daemon (=no service) mode, so is possible to run
Squid from command line for debug purpose with all command line options
available.

The service installation is made with -i command line switch, it's possible
to use -f switch at the same time for specify a different config-file
settings for the Squid Service that is stored on Registry.
A new -n switch specify the Windows Service Name, "SquidNT" is the default
when the switch is not used.

So the install service syntax now is "squid -i [-f file] [-n name]".

To start as service is used a "hidden" --ntservice:service-name command
line switch, where service-name is the name specified with -n options at
service install time.

Service uninstallation is still made with -r command line switch plus the
appropriate -n switch.

The -k switch family must be used with the appropriate -n switch, so the
syntax now is:

squid -k command -n service-name, where service-name is the name specified
with -n options at service install time.

Actually, the main unresolved problem is the command line switches
unavailability when running as a Windows Service.

Guido

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Received on Sun May 06 2001 - 03:50:01 MDT